From the underside, the jellyfish Atolla, looks more like a chandelier than an animal. Atolla are abundant the world over in the Ocean Twilight Zone and shallower depths. When touched or disturbed, these jellyfish produce bright, rapidly-flashing circles of blue bioluminescent light that scientists think may confuse would-be hunters. (Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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